by Dawn Camp | Jan 19, 2009 | homeschooling, reviews
When the KidsWealth Money Kit arrived, I took one look at it and decided that this was a product my husband should review and then I could interview him. He’s much better at money management, and teaching it, than I am. Although the box had been opened and I...
by Dawn Camp | Jan 17, 2009 | homeschooling, in the kitchen
11/365 We covered a unit in The Story of the World this week on Japanese Warlords. The Projects section at the end of the chapter contained the following cooking project: Hold a Japanese Tea Ceremony. I will be the first to admit that I’m not a Konos-style...
by Dawn Camp | Jan 16, 2009 | a day in the life, homeschooling, photography
10/365 I’m killing two birds with one stone here: Project 365 and the A B See Photo Meme at The Homeschool Post. I posted last week’s Foto Friday there, using my “A.” Today I’ve got “B” for Botany. We started Jeannie...
by Dawn Camp | Jan 15, 2009 | homeschooling, Lightroom, photography
9/365 The only photos I took today were from our first day of co-op. To be perfectly honest, they weren’t terribly exciting, but I don’t want to bail on Project 365 after a mere 8 days! I decided to have a little fun editing, though. While the kids were in...
by Dawn Camp | Jan 14, 2009 | The Homeschool Post
I couldn’t resist this week’s Homeschool Memoirs at The Homeschool Post! The assignment is to post an old school photo, so I pulled out my senior yearbook and scanned this picture from the senior ads in the back. This was back in the days when I always had...
by Dawn Camp | Jan 9, 2009 | homeschooling, reviews
It’s safe to say my kids are currently somewhat obsessed with Phyllis Wheeler’s Logo Adventures available from Motherboard Books. I had never heard of the Logo computer language, invented years ago at MIT to teach children problem solving. Apparently Logo...